mocoso

/moˈkoso/ · B1 · adj

having lots of mucus

🤧 moco (snot) + -oso (full of) = snotty, like a snot-nosed brat

Moco is Spanish for snot or mucus, and the suffix -oso means full of, as in famoso or peligroso. So mocoso literally means snotty. Like the English snot-nosed kid, it also means a cheeky brat.

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